Campus Police Emergency Preparedness coordinator Chris Zelezney would like to remind members of the UWindsor community to familiarize themselves with emergency procedures and take the time to register cell phones and other notification devices with UWindsor Alert, the campus’s emergency notification system.

“We have an outstanding emergency protocols program and dedicated personnel for emergency response,” Zelezney says. “But our program can only be as good as the notification information we have. Every member of the campus community has a responsibility to participate in their own safety. It only takes a few minutes, but it can mean the difference between life and death in an emergency.”

Zelezney says that students, faculty and staff can register at uwindsor.ca/alert to receive emergency notification on cell phones, office phones, home phones, and even family members’ phones. UWIN email addresses are automatically enrolled. He says UWindsor’s emergency preparedness team works closely with City of Windsor emergency services and will provide coordinated services in the event of an emergency.

Zelezney also reminds the campus community that Campus Police services are available 24-hours a day, seven days a week by calling ext. 911 for emergencies and ext. 1234 for non-emergencies.